Medical insight, personal stories and humor from a urologist who has been where you are now.
I asked some female nurses who I work with in my amubulatory surgery center what exactly the term "my wife keeps me grounded" means? One lady said that when her husband started talking about all the things he was going to do or get she has to remind him that, " honey, we need to …
Continue reading "Another Mother’s Day Prostate Cancer Story From “The Decision.”"
Two days after I had my prostate removed....the five year anniversary is today(I think) my wife and I set off to the condo on Orange Beach, Alabama. In a way it is a blessing and a curse we did that. I have horrible memories of the time that I remember every time we go there …
A couple of things about my deceased brother Rushton. First of all of my four brothers he was always the kindest to me. Jeff my youngest brother doesn't count...as mother said he was "the baby." Rushton always chose me to be on his team in football...he could throw and I could catch and we were deadly, …
Chapter Two-A dog shows up at the lake "Chloe's Gift" by John McHugh (Changed Rob to John) John and Karen had two other dogs, Oscar and Tootsie, both of whom they loved dearly, but there was an emptiness around their home without Meg. The couple felt her memory and presence everywhere in and about the …
Chapter One - Meg By John McHugh Rob, a doctor, received a phone call at his office. It was his wife Karen. “Rob, I have decided to put Meg to sleep. The vet is coming at lunch to give the shot. If you want to be here, that’s when I am doing it. I cannot …
Right where I caught this fish at a cabin I have on the Chattahoochee River in Northeast Georgia, it's a shoal bass and what a joy to catch in the summer, is where Dr Peters visited me a year or so back. Fishing from a rock (shoal) no shirt on a beer near by and …
So back to my tooth...the saga continues... several months pass and I go back to the original again because of a cracked temporary crown and in the process of fixing me a new temporary he notes that the bone structure above the tooth has not changed like one would expect if there was a deep enough crack to …
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So I am out at the lake with my dogs and my daughter's dog Brother and my wife has just left after we had the most delightful time eating Blimpie's stuff and letting the dogs run along the shore of Lake Lanier because it is down so much because we feed Atlanta and Alabama at …
Continue reading "if prostate cancer don’t get me maybe the van will…..scrubs for penelope?"
The leaves in Northeast Georgia have been particularly pretty this year and have hung around more than usual. The light comes through the trees behind Penelope about 5 everyday and are almost "illuminated" by the sun. I had a friend who happens to be a doctor call me to ask me some questions about his …
ProstateMd in the Itunes app store I know what you are thinking....I shouldn't have used Penelope as the background of the app...well...that's what makes me different....irreverent informative prostate cancer stuff with an edge and a bit of humor..... Well...a few months ago a friend of mine, well kinda sorta of a friend....I hate people and most …
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